Oakland has been better than San Francisco for a while now, and I'm happy to keep saying it.
These 17,164 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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Every day
Grand Lake Theatre · Grand Lake
Step into a 1926 movie palace where a live organist serenades you before the film. The Grand Lake delivers old Hollywood glamour with its Art Deco details and vintage charm: a refreshing antidote to cookie-cutter multiplexes.
Every day
Grand Lake Theatre · Grand Lake
Step into a 1927 movie palace where the Wurlitzer organ still rises from the floor before showtime. GOAT unfolds beneath gilded ceilings and twinkling stars in a space that feels like cinema's golden age never ended.
Every day
Grand Lake Theatre · Grand Lake
Step back in time at a 1926 movie palace where a live organist still performs before weekend shows. The Grand Lake's gilded auditorium and rooftop neon sign make every screening feel like an event.
Oct. 26 & Nov. 2 at 6:30pm
Creative Healing Center & Crystal Boutique and Event Center · Livermore
Reset your nervous system in an hour. Michele Campbell channels energy medicine, light codes, and vibrational soundscapes to help you release stress, clear emotional blocks, and leave feeling genuinely centered.
Every day
Grand Lake Theatre · Grand Lake
See The Odyssey on 70mm at a 1926 movie palace where the Wurlitzer organ still rises from the floor before evening shows. It's old-school grandeur that no multiplex can touch.
October 19 at 7pm +26
Mesa Maguey · Temescal • $$
TownBiz Comedy Night serves up free stand-up in an upscale Oaxacan agave bar, pairing Oakland's funniest local voices with mezcal and tlayudas. It's a weekly pop-up where the laughs are loud, the culture is local, and the vibe is pure East Bay.
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Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
East Bay Community Space · Shafter
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Bar Shiru · Downtown Oakland
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:30 PM
Soma Yoga & Wellness · El Cerrito
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
ZINO · Downtown Berkeley
Mon, Oct 19 · 8:00 PM
AMF Pinole Valley Lanes · Pinole
$19.99
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Pleasant Hill Library - Contra Costa County Library · Pleasant Hill
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Mindset Martial Arts & Fitness · Mt. Eden
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Mesa Maguey · Temescal
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
Grand Lake Theatre · Grand Lake
Mon, Oct 19 · 3:30 PM
Rockin Jump Concord · Concord
Mon, Oct 19 · 3:45 PM
The Ultimate Fieldhouse · Ygnacio Valley
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
Rhythmix Cultural Works · Alameda
$15
Mon, Oct 19 · 3:30 PM
Grand Lake Theatre · Grand Lake
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Foundation of the Sacred Stream · Poets Corner
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
The Factory Bar · North & East
$
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:30 PM
O'Sullivan's Sports Pub | Bar Grill Sports · Newark
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:30 PM
The New Parkway Theater · Koreatown Northgate
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Fizz Walnut Creek · Walnut Creek
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Soma Yoga & Wellness · El Cerrito
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Dále Vino · Old Town
$10
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:30 PM
Soma Yoga & Wellness · El Cerrito
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
Living Proof Martial Arts & Fitness · Antioch
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
The Ric Bar and Arcade · Rockridge
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:30 PM
Mindset Martial Arts & Fitness · Mt. Eden
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
Mindset Martial Arts & Fitness · Mt. Eden
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
The Ric Bar and Arcade · Rockridge
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
Stadium Pub · Walnut Creek
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Elbo Room Jack London · Jack London Square
$
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Mesa Maguey · Temescal
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
Trumer Taproom · West Berkeley
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
The Ric Bar and Arcade · Shafter
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
Lumen Labs · West Berkeley
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 3:15 PM
Contra Costa Civic Theatre · El Cerrito
$350
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Bay Grape · Adams Point
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Page Street Co-with Working Space for Writers · West Berkeley
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
Artist Center · Castro Valley
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
The BreakRoom · Downtown Berkeley
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Point San Pablo Yacht Club · Richmond
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Mata Amritanandamayi Center · Castro Valley
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
Ivy Room · Albany
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Mesa Maguey · Temescal
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Mata Amritanandamayi Center · Castro Valley
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
Alameda County Fairgrounds · Pleasanton
Mon, Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
San Ramon Library - Contra Costa County Library · San Ramon
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Mesa Maguey · Temescal
$0-$25
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Banana Yoga · Golden Gate
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
In the Groove Studios · Downtown Oakland
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Mindset Martial Arts & Fitness · Mt. Eden
Mon, Oct 19 · 3:45 PM
Grand Lake Theatre · Grand Lake
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:30 PM
Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church · Antioch
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
The Ric Bar and Arcade · Rockridge
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Mesa Maguey · Temescal
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Grand Lake Theatre · Grand Lake
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Yoshi's · Jack London Square
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